voluptuous
adjective
, -shəs\
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Synonyms
carnal, fleshly, luscious, lush, sensual, sensuous
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From beneath the voluptuous curves, a pleasingly irregular mix of rosettes, laurel bunches and berries alternates with plump acorns atop clusters of oak leaves. — Dallas News, "The centuries-old story behind a new artistic match at the Kimbell Art Museum," 1 Aug. 2019 At Compost Bin!, voluptuous body parts and gender ambiguity are celebrated, paraded around, gyrated, cheered. — Steven Thrasher, Teen Vogue, "Compost Bin! Burlesque Show Provides Space and Celebration for All Bodies," 18 July 2019 Centered between the virginal chalice on the one hand and the voluptuous citrons on the other, the dark, bottomless, pucker invites what is sometimes known as the male gaze. — Jonathan Gold, Los Angeles Times, "The oranges that enraptured a millionaire," 18 July 2019 One voluptuous fitted black gown, its plunging neckline clasped by a golden asp, took its cue from the earthly goddess Elizabeth Taylor in her 1963 movie vehicle Cleopatra. — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, "Dolce & Gabbana Stage an Epic Alta Moda Show in Sicily’s Valley of the Temples," 6 July 2019 While the William Morris wallpaper and textured chenille sofa skew conservative, the accessories—like an African fertility statue and voluptuous crystal sculpture of the female form—do not. — Ingela Ratledge Amundson, WSJ, "12 TV Series Whose Sets Will Intoxicate Design-Minded People," 21 June 2019 In his sleep, voluptuous women, with hips and laughter and hair. — Amos Oz, Harper's magazine, "Setting the World to Rights," 10 Apr. 2019 Its voluptuous petals direct bees deep inside the bloom where the pollen is stored safely away from sensitive noses. — Nicole Clausing, Sunset, "Got Allergies? These 10 Low-Pollen Plants Won’t Make You Sneeze," 22 Jan. 2018 At a time when men demanded that female performers be curvy and voluptuous, a thin woman parading herself onstage was an affront. — Sharon Marcus, Vox, "The first modern celebrity was born 175 years ago," 26 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'voluptuous.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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